Synopsis
Speaking at ET Telecom 5G Congress, 2021 held virtually on Thursday, the executives urged the government to hasten 5G field trials to pave the way for commercial deployments of the fast mobile broadband technology. They also reiterated their call for early cuts in the hefty telecom levies to ease continuing financial stress in the debt-laden telecom sector.
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The executives were speaking days ahead of the upcoming spectrum sale, starting March 1, where no 5G airwaves will be auctioned.
New Delhi: Telecom industry leaders called on the government to ensure adequate supply of 5G airwaves across a blend of bands at affordable rates and also underlined the need for a vibrant innovation ecosystem around the next-generation fast broadband technology so that India can go 5G quickly.
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